The Tie (from March 2, 2005 -- yet it seems appropriate for now)

Hi.


The tie had a funny little design on it.

He thought it was kind of cool, you know, in a nerdy way.



BUT

HE

WAS

WRONG.



That funny little design was really some lettering from a foreign language.

The tie was a call to war. It insulted millions of people.

It mocked their way of life. ..their beliefs ... their god.



And

as he dangled from the make-shift noose

that had been fashioned together by the guys who work the truck-dock

in the room that until a few moments before had been known as the "Lounge",

the last thought that went through his mind before it was darkened forever

was,

"I really like my solid blue tie best."